Have you thought of Black Soldier Fly larvae as fish feed? 45% protein and 30% fat. The fat makes them undesirable for some species, such as catfish. ...
Travis and I both have picked up road kill and hung them in net sacks (like onions come in) over the fish tanks. Smells a bit I admit, but look at the money...
Howdy all! My name is Mike Shumake, and I'm a teacher in Raleigh, NC. This year is my first year teaching senior English, and that entails a big graduation...
Hello Mike, Good to see your system is up and running. I like the ingenuity of using what you have on hand. Definately a testament of the versality of the...
HI MIKE,I'M A 71 YO GREAT GRANDMA PRESENTLY IN TX-MOVING TO AR IN 2 MONTHS.I'M A EX TEACHER THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT. BULLY FOR YOU I PLAN ON A SYSTEM ON MY...
I'm working on posting the pics now. Would you believe I had a whole page worth of photos and clicked out of it before it finished uploading? Now I gotta...
Mike...this is awesome! We are greatly encouraged to see that you are teaching kids to think outside their own "box" as well as the proverbial "box" within an...
Hey Mike, I will clip your message to answer the questions. ... My plants don't produce "folks". If they did I am sure I would not tell anyone. Seriously, as...
... how did it work. ... Hello , I am new but thought I would wade in on this one. Pine bark or any wood chips works good as a mulch in holding moisture, it,s...
I grow my plants on a 6' high x 6"x6" fence wire crop suport that is about a foot off the ground, to pollinate I just shake the wire, it viberates well when I...
Nice job Mike & class. Should be an opportunity to inspire others to make a way. Creativity with a goal to shoot for works. Greg ... whole ... in ... editor...
Karen, I'm sorry I'm so late in returning this email. I enjoyed talking with you the other day, and I'm still very excited about our discussion. I've been...
Mike...my e-mail address is karenkolbin@... We can meet you anywhere...or you are welcome to drive the extra fifteen minutes down the highway and I will...
Karen, I'm terribly sorry we didn't get together this weekend. I'm feeling under the weather, and this is especially bad timing for a sinus infection... oh...
Travis, looking thru your photo's of your current system I noticed and you made mention of balance tubes. Can you please explain their function and how they...
Hello David, The balance tubes are there to allow equal filling of a group of grow beds. It is almost impossible to get a group of growbeds to fill at...
Travis, thanks for the response. I have been unable to discern where the adjustable overflow bypass you speak of is located in the loop. Would you be so kind...
Hey David, Go here: http://www.aquaponics.tv/entry_9.htm and scroll down to the 6th pic. You can see very clearly what I am talking about. I don't usually...
The entire system (growbeds and fish food growing pond) is being operated by that one pump operating the large flood tank. By the way, the pump only draws 370...
370 watts huh, is that efficient? I haven't even begun to think of that part of the equation yet. Is the pump 110 or 220 and is it also responsible for...
... of ... It's not too bad. I am thinking of building a water wheel to run off the excess flow I have returned back to the tank to skim off some electricity...
Travis would you mind explaining the flood tubes you have mounted above your growbeds, are they just elbows on pvc pipe or is there something within them. How...
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